07-05-2018, 07:15 PM
(Edited 07-05-2018, 07:16 PM by shaun.lawson.)
(07-05-2018, 07:08 PM)pondlife Wrote: Another thing I found interesting was that he seemed to think that no players were coming from BA these days; that the city hasn't really been producing any players like they used to, because of the lack of playing space, and that they just don't play in the streets much either (which is pretty universal I'd have thought now, altho saying that I saw more street games in Naples as I walked around at all times than I have anywhere in any city). Players coming from outside the city/greater area.
I reckon that's gonna screw Uruguay within a generation too. Notice how the dribble has pretty much disappeared from international football? It's because kids have stopped playing in the streets the world over. Now it's all about coaching, passing, formations, and playing robotically, not instinctively. That's bound to benefit countries with the resources to plough into youth level and develop very professional setups, and set this continent back ever further.
But then again: the River Plate area actually produces too many players who are all about passion and fight, not technique. And Argentina is an absolutely enormous country. I often think people don't realise just how big it is: it's virtually a country with four seasons happening at the same time. It's not just about BA there at all.